Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Addiction Center

About Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Addiction Center

Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Addiction Center is a recovery housing provider in Butler, Pennsylvania. The Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Addiction Center operates a licensed recovery home for women with children in Butler, Pennsylvania, the seat of Butler County.

An Addiction Treatment Organization Built Around Families

The Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Addiction Center focuses specifically on women in the final stage of recovery who have children, a population that a general sober living operator often is not equipped to serve. Its recovery house allows children to visit overnight and on weekends, structuring housing around reunification rather than treating it as a separate problem.

A Three-Quarter House Program

The organization runs its recovery housing as a three-quarter house, a model that sits between structured sober living and independent living. Women arrive after completing earlier treatment and use the house to rebuild stability before living on their own with their children full time.

Licensed Under Act 59

The center's recovery house is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, a voluntary status in the state that requires inspection and a published operating standard.

Working From Butler, the County Seat

Butler's courthouse and family and outpatient services sit close to the organization's housing, an advantage for mothers coordinating recovery, custody and children's schedules in one place.

Reaching the Ellen O'Brien Gaiser Addiction Center

Referrals and applications go directly to the organization. Worth asking: how visits with children are scheduled, what the transition plan to independent living looks like, and what the program's typical length is.